Using a proportional hazards model to analyze software reliability

Proceedings - Software Technology and Engineering Practice, STEP 1999

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 134-141

  Evanco, William M ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SOFTWARE DESIGN; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SOFTWARE TESTING; STATIC ANALYSIS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURES; NON-PARAMETRIC ESTIMATES; PROJECT EXECUTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RELIABILITY GROWTH MODEL; SOFTWARE COMPLEXITY; SOFTWARE PROJECT; TIME BETWEEN FAILURES;

SOFTWARE RELIABILITY;

EID: 84892911428     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/STEP.1999.798487     Document Type: Conference Paper

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